custom silicone intake boot?

[gearheadE30]

I need a boot to fit the oddly-shaped M42 throttle body, because I'm assuming rubber doesn't hold up to bost that well (7.5 psi, and maybe eventually 10 psi). Any tips on where to get one?

[decay]

i had the same question for todd @ dynotech when i saw this on his car:



his response:

i like where this is going. what size elbow/reducer did you use to go from the charge pipe to the funky-shaped TB?

2.5"(charge pipe) - 3.5"(TB)

that what you were looking for?

[nando]

I would just use a different TB altogether, maybe from an M50.

[surebimmer]

siliconeintakes.com

[gearheadE30]

Thanks dk, that's exactly what I was looking for. Nando, if I could find a single-butterfly throttle that fit with no modification, I would probably go that route. I've never heard of something that bolts on like that though. And surebimmer, siliconeintakes.com ftw :)

[einstein57]

Samco also makes an itake elbow for the M42. Pricey though.

[gearheadE30]

yeah, I saw the samco one but was turned off by the price. the universal deal will work fine for me, and I've already eliminated or rerouted everything that hooks up to that boot, so it's not really a big deal.

[jtuner]

My rubber boot just wore a hole for the second time in its life (5 years is pretty good I think this time around lol)..
I was looking at this

http://www.siliconeintakes.com/product_info.php?cPath=14&products_id=965&osCsid=dbb3c4b68876884d6606b06ceb7864fc

Sooo, basically this should work right? What about the hole in the bottom of the factory boot that connects to the ICV? Has anyone used one of these silicone boots and made it work somehow? If so, what did you use, and does it work? I have a few ideas, but I don't know if they would last....